Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Stony Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Stony Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Stony Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stony Ridge: Stony Rdg. (or less commonly used: Stony Rdge. or Stony Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stony Ridge is located in Wood County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Ridge:
- Wood County (The home county of Stony Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Lemoyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lime City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dowling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Walbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Swanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Siney ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- West Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Van Buren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Colton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Deshler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malinta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- East Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Maumee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Harbor View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Immergrun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gabels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Burgoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Stony Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Shorewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Green Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Erlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Bettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Riga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lambertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Havre
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Temperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Luna Pier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Yargerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Hillcrest Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- La Salle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Stony Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stony Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hufford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troy Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Ridge had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Ridge, with the one closest to Stony Ridge listed first.
- Lemoyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Moline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moline is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Lime City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Dowling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Luckey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Webb ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webb is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hobart is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Pemberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Stony Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Ridge, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stony Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stony Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |